# Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-103: Applicability of chapter

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-103

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-103
- **Heading:** Applicability of chapter
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 35 / Chapter 8 / Section 35-8-103

## Text

(a) This chapter applies to: (1) A fiduciary or agent acting under a will or power of attorney executed before, on, or after July 1, 2016; (2) A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after July 1, 2016; (3) A conservatorship or guardianship proceeding, whether pending in a court or commenced before, on, or after July 1, 2016; and (4) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after July 1, 2016. (b) This chapter applies to a custodian if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user's death. (c) This chapter does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer's business. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 570,s 4, eff. 7/1/2016.
(a) This chapter applies to: (1) A fiduciary or agent acting under a will or power of attorney executed before, on, or after July 1, 2016; (2) A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after July 1, 2016; (3) A conservatorship or guardianship proceeding, whether pending in a court or commenced before, on, or after July 1, 2016; and (4) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after July 1, 2016.
(1) A fiduciary or agent acting under a will or power of attorney executed before, on, or after July 1, 2016;
(2) A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after July 1, 2016;
(3) A conservatorship or guardianship proceeding, whether pending in a court or commenced before, on, or after July 1, 2016; and
(4) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after July 1, 2016.
(b) This chapter applies to a custodian if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user's death.
(c) This chapter does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer's business.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 570,s 4, eff. 7/1/2016.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-102 Chapter definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-103 Applicability of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-104 User direction for disclosure of digital assets](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-105 Rights of custodian or user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-106 Disclosure of digital assets - Powers of custodian - Administrative fee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-107 Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-107.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-108 Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-108.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-109 Disclosure of content of electronic communications to principal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-109.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-110 Disclosure of other digital assets of principal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-110.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-111 Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-111.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-112 Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is not original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-112.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-113 Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-113.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-114 Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee is not original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-114.md)

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